Water Management for a Megacity: National Capital Territory of Delhi

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2267-2278

  Rai, Suresh Chand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Groundwater; India; Population growth; Surface water; Water demand; Water price

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SECTOR; ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS; GOVERNMENT IS; HIGH RATE; INDIA; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; LONG-TERM STRATEGY; MEGACITIES; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC EDUCATION; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT; URBAN CENTERS; URBAN WATERS; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER DEMAND; WATER PRICE;

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMICS; GROUNDWATER; MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

AGGLOMERATION; FRESHWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HEALTH STATUS; MEGACITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SURFACE WATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 79960065044     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9807-0     Document Type: Article

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